William Lyon Phelps

William Lyon Phelps ( born January 2, 1865 in New Haven, Connecticut; † August 21, 1943 ) was an American writer and literary critic, who is best known for his book Essays on Modern Novelists.

Life

After schooling Phelps studied at Yale University and earned at this in 1887 not only a Bachelor of Arts (BA), but in 1891 a Philosophiae Doctor ( Ph.D.). After he had acquired in 1891 a Master of Arts (MA) at Harvard University, he took over 1891-1892 a professor.

In 1892 he returned as professor back to Yale University and taught there until his retirement in 1933, where he held the Lampson - Chair of Literature at Yale University, 1901-1933.

Besides his teaching, Phelps has authored numerous books, in which he dealt in particular with English novels and their authors, but also with modern drama and poetry. His most important works include:

  • Essays on Modern Novelists (1910 )
  • Advance of the English Novel ( 1916)
  • Essays on Modern Dramatists ( 1921-22 )
  • As I Like It (1923 )
  • What I Like in Poetry ( 1934)
  • Autobiography with Letters (1939 )
  • Marriage ( 1940)

External links and sources

  • Works by or about William Lyon Phelps in the catalog that German national library
  • William Lyon Phelps in the Notable Names Database (English)
  • Author
  • Literature ( 20th century)
  • Literature ( English )
  • Literature (United States)
  • Non-fiction
  • University teachers ( Yale )
  • University teachers (Harvard University)
  • Americans
  • Born 1865
  • Died in 1943
  • Man
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